Right you are

11 - Super Mario Sunshine (incorrect guesses - Super Mario 64)
- Like the games before and after this, you come across an eel problem. In this game, it’s mandatory to complete this mission, whereas in the others it’s not.
- This particular eel has a problem with their oral hygiene, which has made the waters of the bay poisonous.
- The location our hero visits has a striking resemblance to the codename of the console this game first released on.

10 (incorrect guesses - Myst)
- Those two books that each concealed a hidden item caused problems when this game was first released.

09
- In this game, you’ll visit France, Mexico, and various different locations in the US.

08 (incorrect guesses - Super Mario RPG)
- 11 96

07 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- I’m sure every player has been tricked into hearing what that owl has to say again at least once.

06
- This game has one of the most iconic deaths in the franchise, where the protagonist is turned into a precious metal.


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Let's start with the TOP 5, as over the holidays I will probably not be very active:

#10: Okami as guessed by drbunnig.

#9: Tokyo Mirage Sessions#FE as guessed by UnderwaterFunktown.

#8:
Second time to build, this time to defeat the evil Children of Hargon.
This is the second of a series of side games based on a much older series.
You also make a friend that follows you through most of the game and gives you high fives!

#7: Pandora's Tower as guessed by drbunnig.

#6: Xenoblade Chronicles as guessed by UnderwaterFunktown.

#5: Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl as guessed by UnderwaterFunktown.
The 3DS remake of the first game in a series of dungeon delvers that made use of the dual screen setup.

#4: Katamari Damacy as guessed by Darashiva.
Saluton! Do you know Esperanto? Maybe We'll invent a Cosmic Esperanto.

11: Banjo-Kazooie?

7: Ocarina of Time?

Katamari Damacy?

11) Has to be a gamecube game, maybe Super Mario Sunshine?

10) I kind of doubt it but Myst?

8) This might be a month and a year, but not certain what game came out then. Super Mario RPG?

5) The Etrian Odyssey remake?

Last chance to get these two as I'll post my write-ups later today

10) "It's not- it's not shutting down!"

The line I remember most vividly from a 15 year old trailer for this game that had its final release a few years back

"Prepare for unforseen consequences..."

This remake of a classic FPS is named after the science facility where it takes place

9) Hop on the air taxi

They put the old world in a sandwich

If you’re not descending on your enemies like an ominous eagle then you’re doing it wrong

All statements from my review of this 2023 game

#12

Change YoY: =   My Rating: 9.5 / 10

To put into perspective just how much I enjoy the Soulsborne games from FromSoftware, this is the second lowest of five of their games on my list. Dark Souls III serves as a perfect send-off to the series, bringing the story that had always existed in the background of the series full circle to a fitting conclusion, while also making some wonderful improvements to the gameplay the series had become known for. There are elements that don't quite reach the heights of the first game, but others were also the best in the whole series. There were some absolutely wonderfully designed locations in this game, and it also contains the absolute best boss fights in the whole franchise. The music composed by Yuka Kitamura and Motoi Sakuraba is excellent, the visual design and art direction were FromSoftware at their finest, and the gameplay was the most fluid and varied in the series, taking some lessons from Bloodborne's faster-paced combat. With some of the most intriguing lore in the whole series as well, Dark Souls III is a worthy final chapter for the series.

There was a clear sense of finality present here, with the world spiraling further and further into decay. You'd find yourself in various locations familiar from the first Dark Souls, and see just how far they had fallen in the countless eons since the events of that game. Some characters from previous titles would also make appearances, often either long-since deceased or barely shadows of their former powerful selves. This was made more and more obvious the further you got in the game, until it was practically spelled out to you in the final expansion. Yet, at the very end, by visiting a certain character after everything else was done, you were left with a sense of hope that perhaps something beautiful would eventually come out of these dying embers of the age of fire.

7 is correct. I swear that blasted owl gets me at least once every time I play the game.

11 is incorrect. Banjo Kazooie has already made my list, and as we'll find out, the correct answer is...

11 is correct. The Gamecube was known as Project Dolphin at some point. In Super Mario Sunshine, Mario visits Isle Delfino, which is an island shaped like a dolphin. The eel clues are in reference to the Eely Mouth Dentist mission in Noki Bay. There were also eels in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Galaxy, but you didn't need to do those missions to complete the game.

8 and 10 are incorrect however.

Correct! YXou defend your lead in guesses.

Correct as well!

9: Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, makes sense.